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author Jeff Hammel <jhammel@mozilla.com>
date Sun, 21 Jul 2013 05:35:28 -0700
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1 #!/usr/bin/env python
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3 import optparse
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4 import os
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5 import shlex
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6 import subprocess
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7 import sys
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9 def choose_file(directory, dmenu='dmenu',
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10 args=('-i', '-nb', 'black', '-nf', 'white',
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11 '-fn', '-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*')):
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12 """choose a file in the directory with dmenu"""
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13 directory = os.path.abspath(directory)
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14 files = os.listdir(directory)
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15 string = '\n'.join(files)
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17 if isinstance(dmenu, basestring):
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18 dmenu = [dmenu]
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19 dmenu = list(dmenu)
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20 dmenu.extend(args)
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22 process = subprocess.Popen(dmenu, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
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23 stdout, _ = process.communicate(input=string)
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24 if process.returncode:
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25 return
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26 chosen = os.path.join(directory, stdout)
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27 if os.path.isdir(chosen):
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28 return choose_file(chosen)
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29 return chosen
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31 def main(args=sys.argv[1:]):
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32 parser = optparse.OptionParser()
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33 parser.add_option('-d', '--directory', dest='directory',
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34 default=os.getcwd(),
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35 help="call on this directory [Default: current directory]")
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36 parser.add_option('-e', '--exec', dest='executable',
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37 help="call this proram with the result")
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38 options, args = parser.parse_args(args)
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39 chosen = choose_file(options.directory)
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40 if chosen:
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41 if options.executable:
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42 # TODO: extract this pattern (see ims journal.txt)
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43 command = shlex.split(options.executable)
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44 executable = command[0]
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45 command.append(chosen)
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46 os.execlp(executable, *command)
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47 else:
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48 print chosen
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49 else:
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50 sys.exit(1)
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52 if __name__ == '__main__':
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53 main()